Changes of membrane diffusing capacity and pulmonary capillary blood volume in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients of different stages and after bronchodilator inhalation 患者膜彌散和肺血管床容量的變化及支氣管擴張劑的影響
Diffusing capacity (DLCO) is the part of a comprehensive series of tests (the pulmonary function tests) that is done to determine the overall ability of the lung to transport gas into and out of the blood. DLCO is reduced in certain diseases of the lung and heart.